JP2019515398A - System and method for tracing informal findings on a carer by a carer - Google Patents

Abstract

The system follows the informal findings from the multiple caregivers on the carer and provides actionable feedback to the multiple caregivers to manage the health status of the carer based on the informal findings. Configured as. Informal caregivers regularly monitor the health and / or health status of the cared person receiving care. For example, within a family, multiple informal caregivers coordinate the care provided to the care recipient with one another to balance work. These caregivers observe the same carer, often on different occasions, from different perspectives, and with varying levels of subjectivity. For example, abnormal behavior by the carer, changes in the carer's ability, and / or potential disease progression are generally observed in an informal, less structured manner. Be part of the carer data.

Description

  The present disclosure tracks tracking informal observations on multiple recipients by carers, and multiple feasible feedback for managing the health status of the recipient based on the informal findings. Systems and methods for providing a caregiver.

  Typically, multiple informal caregivers constantly monitor the health and well-being of the carer. These findings may provide useful information regarding the condition of the cared person. However, some findings of small, seemingly small individuals are not shared and may miss opportunities to prevent the occurrence of a serious event.

  Thus, one or more aspects of the present disclosure follow the informal findings by the multiple carers regarding the cared person and are viable for managing the health status of the carer based on the informal findings. System configured to provide consistent feedback to multiple caregivers. The system includes one or more hardware processors and / or other components. The one or more hardware processors are configured to obtain medical history information regarding the care recipient by machine readable instructions. The medical history information indicates the health status of the care recipient, including one or more medical conditions experienced by the care recipient. The one or more hardware processors are configured to present a graphical user interface configured to facilitate entry and / or selection of informal findings by a plurality of caregivers. Graphical user interfaces are presented on individual computing devices associated with individual caregivers. One or more hardware processors to analyze the informal findings and medical history information to determine one or more changes in the health status of the cared person or medical events experienced by the cared person Configured The one or more hardware processors are configured to generate actionable feedback for the plurality of caregivers based on the analysis. Possible feedback includes recommendations for managing the health status of the carer and support content related to the recommendations. Support content includes information related to recommendations obtained from one or more external data sources. The one or more hardware processors are configured to cause the executable feedback to be presented to the plurality of caregivers via the graphical user interface.

  Another aspect of the present disclosure is to track informal findings on a carer by multiple caregivers, and to use the observation system to manage the health status of the carer based on the informal findings. Related to providing effective feedback to multiple caregivers. The system includes one or more hardware processors and / or other components. The method includes the step of obtaining medical history information regarding the care recipient. The medical history information indicates the health status of the care recipient, including one or more medical conditions experienced by the care recipient. The method includes presenting a graphical user interface configured to facilitate entry and / or selection of informal findings by a plurality of caregivers. Graphical user interfaces are presented on individual computing devices associated with individual caregivers. The method includes the step of analyzing the informal findings and medical history information to determine one or more changes in the health condition of the care recipient or the medical event experienced by the care recipient. The method includes the step of generating actionable feedback for the plurality of caregivers based on the analysis. Possible feedback includes recommendations for managing the health status of the carer and the support content associated with the recommendations. Support content includes information related to recommendations obtained from one or more external data sources. The method includes the step of presenting the actionable feedback to a plurality of caregivers via a graphical user interface.

  Yet another aspect of the present disclosure follows informal findings by the multiple caregivers on the care recipient, and provides multiple viable feedback for managing the health status of the care recipient based on the informal findings. The present invention relates to a system configured to be provided to a caregiver. The system includes means for obtaining medical history information about the care recipient. The medical history information indicates the health status of the care recipient, including one or more medical conditions experienced by the care recipient. The system includes means for presenting a graphical user interface configured to facilitate entry and / or selection of informal findings by a plurality of caregivers. Graphical user interfaces are presented on individual computing devices associated with individual caregivers. The system includes means for analyzing informal findings and medical history information to determine one or more changes in the health status of the care recipient or medical events experienced by the care recipient. The system includes means for generating actionable feedback for the plurality of caregivers based on the analysis. Possible feedback includes recommendations for managing the health status of the carer and the support content associated with the recommendations. Support content includes information related to recommendations obtained from one or more external data sources. The system includes a means for presenting actionable feedback to a plurality of caregivers via a graphical user interface.

  These and other objects, features, and characteristics of the present disclosure, as well as methods of operation and function of combinations of related elements and parts of structure, and economics of manufacture are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. And will be more apparent when considering the appended claims. Again, all of which form part of the present specification, like reference numerals indicate corresponding parts in the various figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that the drawings are for the purpose of illustration and description only and are not intended as a definition of the limits of the present disclosure.

Configured to follow multiple carer's informal findings on the carer and provide actionable feedback to multiple carers to manage the health status of the carer based on the informal findings FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a system. A landing page view of a caregiver portal software application. 7 is an exemplary view of a user interface presenting selectable findings categories that facilitate following findings for a cared person. 8 is an exemplary view of a user interface presenting findings input and / or selection fields. It is a figure which shows the monthly summary of the findings produced by the caregiver. FIG. 10 is a detailed weekly view of activity findings categories. It is an outline figure of findings of one month. It is an outline figure of a finding of happiness of the month. It is a schematic diagram of the findings of the movement of the month. It is an outline figure of a finding of comfort of the month. FIG. 7 is a second example of many possible views configured to receive input and / or selection of information regarding a finding by a caregiver. FIG. 14 is a third example of many possible views configured to receive input and / or selection of information regarding a finding by a caregiver. Another example of a detailed weekly display of a particular finding category. FIG. 5 summarizes the operations performed by the processors included in the system. Follow the informal findings on the carer by multiple carers and use the observation system to provide multiple carers with actionable feedback to manage the health status of the carer based on the informal findings FIG. 5 illustrates a method of providing.

  As used herein, the singular forms "a, an" and "the" include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. As used herein, the description that two or more parts or elements are "coupled" means that a plurality of parts may be directly or indirectly, ie one or more, as long as a link occurs. It means being joined or operated together via intermediate parts or elements. As used herein, "directly coupled" means that the two elements are in direct contact with one another. As used herein, "fixedly coupled" or "fixed" means that two components are coupled to move while maintaining a constant orientation relative to one another means.

  As used herein, the term "single" means that the components are produced as a single part or unit. That is, a component comprising a plurality of parts formed separately and then joined together as one unit is not a "single" component or body. As used herein, the description that two or more parts or elements "engage" with one another means that these parts are either directly or via one or more intermediate parts or elements. It is meant to exert power on each other. As used herein, the term "number" shall mean one or an integer greater than one (ie, a plurality).

  As used herein, phrases indicating directions such as, but not limited to, upper, lower, left, right, upper, lower, front, back, and derivatives thereof are shown in the drawings. It does not limit the scope of the claims, unless they relate to the orientation of the elements and are explicitly stated in the claims.

  FIG. 1 follows the informal findings on carers 12 by carers and, based on this informal findings, the viable feedback for managing the health of carers 12 to multiple carers. 1 is a schematic view of a system 10 configured to provide to Informal caregivers regularly observe the health and / or health status of the care recipient (e.g., care recipient 12) receiving the care. For example, within a family, a plurality of informal caregivers coordinate the care provided to the care recipient (e.g., the care recipient 12, etc.) with one another to balance work volume. These caregivers often use the same care recipient, often on different occasions (eg, daily, weekly, sporadically for a month, etc.), from different perspectives (eg, call, face) Visits together, as close friends, as daughters, as sons etc), and with varying levels of subjectivity (eg, individual caregivers have different perceptions of the criteria that mean “bad” and / or “worse” , And may have different levels of judgment criteria etc. for perceived concerns). For example, it is commonly observed in an informal, unstructured manner, by keeping an eye on abnormal behavior by the care recipient 12, a change in the ability of the care recipient 12, and / or the progression of a potential disease A part of the caregiver data can be obtained.

  For any single finding, for example the trip of the witnessing care recipient 12 alone, the caregiver may be in the care circle of the event (eg, a caregiver caring for the care recipient 12) Group) can not guarantee to report to the whole. However, it can be a concern if the same action (eg, peeping) is observed by another caregiver on another occasion. Unfortunately, the existing practice provides multiple carers with the ability to record the individual findings of multiple carers (in this case) of the care recipient 12 without causing undue potential concern There is no mechanism of However, if a finding is not recorded, the pattern is not noticed and the caregiver does not tie things together until the care recipient 12 falls and hurts. Sharing findings may have prevented the carers from falling.

  The system 10 records findings from multiple caregivers, finds patterns in the data conveyed by the findings, and experiences a potential decline in the physical condition of the care recipient 12 and / or the care recipient 12 Make it easy to notify caregivers of medical events. The system 10 provides a solution for data loss and / or lack of communication that occurs within a family, for example, in caring for a sick person and / or an elderly person, such as a loved one (e.g., the care recipient 12). The data is aggregated and displayed by system 10 so that informal caregivers can view the health status of their loved ones over time. The system 10 records the findings of the care recipient 12 by multiple caregivers, browses and / or thinks the findings made by fellow caregivers, and examines the tendencies of the care recipient's 12 well-being status Facilitates the creation of reports that can be shared with caregivers and / or other activists.

  For caregivers, health care workers and / or social care staff; home health care staff; nurses; doctors; parents, children, grandchildren and / or other caring relatives; neighbors; friends; and / or other carers May be included. In general, carers may include those who can make judgments based on findings regarding the cared person 12. In some embodiments, system 10 includes one or more sensors 14, external resources 16, computing devices 18, processors 20, electronic storage devices 50, and / or other components.

  The sensor 14 is configured to generate an output signal that conveys information regarding the health condition of the care recipient 12. In some embodiments, sensor 14 may be a device for monitoring vital signs and / or other physiological information (eg, pulse rate monitor, blood pressure monitor) used in a hospital, doctor's office, and / or other medical facility. Blood oxygen monitor, glucose monitor, weight scale, thermometer, electrocardiogram (EKG) device, labor contraction contraction monitor, etc., imaging equipment (eg, MRI and / or X-ray equipment etc.), ultrasound, electroencephalogram (EEG) Device), a device for treating the subject 12 (eg, a respiratory / ventilator, phototherapy device, etc.), a device for inputting and / or selecting information related to the subject 12 (eg, a desktop computer, Laptop computers, tablet computers, smart phones, cameras, video equipment, etc.) and / or other devices including, but not limited to No.

  The external resource 16 may be an information source (e.g., a database, a website, etc.), an external entity related to the system 10 (e.g., a healthcare provider's medical records system for storing medical history information of the care recipient 12), an external home. Monitoring system, one or more servers outside system 10, network (for example, the Internet), electronic storage, devices related to Wi-Fi (registered trademark) technology, devices related to Bluetooth (registered trademark) technology, data Includes input devices, sensors, scanners, and other devices / or other resources. For example, in some embodiments, the external resource 16 may include a database, and / or other information source, in which the medical history information of the care recipient 12 and / or other care recipients is stored. In some embodiments, some or all of the functionality attributed to external resources 16 herein may be provided by resources included in system 10. The external resources 16 may be network (eg, a local area network and / or network) via a wired and / or wireless connection with the processor 20, computer device 18, sensors 14, electronic storage device 50, and / or other components of the system 10. It may be configured to communicate via cellular technology, via Wi-Fi® technology, and / or via other resources via the Internet).

  Computing device 18 is configured to provide an interface between a plurality of carers, carers 12 and / or other users and system 10. In some embodiments, individual computing devices 18 are associated with individual carers 18, carers 12, and / or other users. The computing device 18 is configured to provide information to the carer, the cared person 12 and / or other users, and to receive information from the carer, cared person 12 and / or other users. For example, computer device 18 may be configured to present a caregiver with a graphical user interface 40 that facilitates the entry and / or selection of findings for the care recipient 12. In some embodiments, graphical user interface 40 includes a plurality of separate interfaces associated with, for example, computing device 18, processor 20, and / or other components of system 10.

  In some embodiments, computing device 18 is configured to provide graphical user interface 40, processing power, databases, and / or electronic storage to system 10. As such, computing device 18 may include processor 20, electronic storage 50, external resources 16, sensors 14, and / or other components of system 10. In some embodiments, computing device 18 is connected to a network (eg, the Internet). In some embodiments, computing device 18 does not include processor 20, electronic storage device 50, external resources 16, sensor 14, and / or other components of system 10, but instead instead of these via a network. Communicate with components. The connection to the network may be wireless or wired. For example, processor 20 may be located on a remote server, and graphical user interface 40 may be wirelessly displayed to a caregiver on computer device 18. In some embodiments, the individual computing devices 18 are laptops, personal computers, smart phones, tablet computers, and / or other computing devices. Examples of interface devices suitable for inclusion in an individual computing device 18 include touch screens, keypads, touch sensitive and / or physical buttons, switches, keyboards, knobs, levers, displays, speakers, microphones, indicator lights, Audible alarms, printers, and / or other interface devices are included. The present disclosure also contemplates that each computing device 18 includes a removable storage interface. In this example, the information may be (e.g., smart card, flash drive, removable, etc., to allow the carer, the cared person 12, and / or other users to customize the implementation of the computing device 18). It may be loaded into computer device 18 from removable storage (such as a disk). Other exemplary input devices and techniques suitable for use with computer device 18 include RS-232 ports, RF links, IR links, modems (telephones, cables, etc.) and / or other devices. Not limited to these.

  Processor 20 is configured to provide information processing functionality to system 10. As such, processor 20 may include one or more digital processors, analog processors, digital circuits designed to process information, analog circuits designed to process information, state machines, and / or Or other mechanisms for processing information electronically. Although processor 20 is shown in FIG. 1 as a single entity, this is exemplary only. In some embodiments, processor 20 may include multiple processing units. These processing units may be physically located in the same device (e.g. a server), and the processor 20 may be a plurality of cooperating devices (e.g. one or more servers, one associated with a caregiver) One or more computing devices 18, computing devices associated with the care recipient 12 and / or other users, sensors 14, devices that are part of the external resource 16, electronic storage devices 50, and / or other devices) Can indicate the processing function of

  In some embodiments, processor 20, sensor 14, external resource 16, computing device 18, electronic storage device 50, and / or other components are operably linked via one or more electronic communication links It can be done. For example, such electronic communication links may be established, at least in part, via a network such as the Internet and / or other networks. It is not intended to be limiting, and it will be appreciated that the scope of the present disclosure includes embodiments where these components may be operatively linked via some other communication medium. In some embodiments, processor 20 may include sensors 14, external resources 16, computing devices 18, electronic storage 50, and / or other configurations according to a client / server architecture, peer-to-peer architecture, and / or other architectures. Configured to communicate with the element.

  As shown in FIG. 1, processor 20 is configured to execute one or more computer program elements in accordance with machine readable instructions. The one or more computer program elements may include one or more medical information elements 22, interface elements 24, analysis elements 26, feedback elements 28, reporting elements 30, and / or other components. The processor 20 may be a component 22, 24, 26, by software; hardware; firmware; some combination of software, hardware and / or firmware; and / or other mechanisms that configure processing capabilities on the processor 20. It may be configured to perform 28 and / or 30.

  Although components 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30 are shown in FIG. 1 as being arranged together in a single processing unit, in embodiments where processor 20 includes multiple processing units, component 22 , 24, 26, 28, and / or 30 may be spaced apart from other components. The description of the functionality provided by the different components 22, 24, 26, 28, and / or 30 described below is for the purpose of illustration and is not intended to be limiting, the components 22, 24, Any of 26, 28, and / or 30 may provide more or less functionality than described. For example, one or more of the components 22, 24, 26, 28, and / or 30 may be removed, and some or all of its functions may be performed by other components 22, 24, 26, 28, and / or 30. May be provided. As another example, processor 20 may implement one or more additional components that may perform some or all of the functions belonging to one of components 22, 24, 26, 28, and / or 30. It may be configured to execute.

  The medical information element 22 is configured to obtain medical history information regarding the care recipient 12. The medical history information indicates the health status of the care recipient 12, including one or more medical conditions experienced by the care recipient 12, and / or other medical history information. Showing the health status of the care recipient 12 may include the vital sign of the care recipient 12, the health status of the subject 12, a medical record describing the previous medical treatment provided to the subject 12, and / or the like. May include transmitting information about the information of the One or more medical conditions experienced by the care recipient 12 include the care recipient 12 (eg, heart disease, cancer, anemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HIV / AIDS, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes etc.) Diseases diagnosed, injuries suffered by the care recipient 12 (eg, fractures, shakes, nerve injuries, trauma, joint injuries, sprained ligaments, etc.), chronic diseases (eg, arthritis, asthma, stroke, osteoporosis, depression) It includes diseases, skin conditions, heartburn etc.), diseases (eg flu, pneumonia, cold etc) and / or other information. In some embodiments, the medical history information may be stored in one or more external databases (eg, medical records database associated with a healthcare provider) included in external resource 16, electronic storage device 50 included in system 10, It is obtained from one or more sensors 14 and / or other sources of medical history information.

  In some implementations, the medical information element 22 is configured to facilitate a caregiver portal software application by obtaining medical history information. The carer portal software application may be accessed by the carer, the cared person 12, and / or other users via the graphical user interface 40 and / or the computing device 18. The caregiver portal software application provides an electronic platform for coordinating the care a caregiver provides to the care recipient 12. In this application, caregivers are organized in a care circle based on providing care to (e.g., the care recipient 12). The carer can voluntarily contribute to the care of the cared person by taking on the care task assigned by the application. An example of the caregiver's ability to volunteer is to pick up a grocery store for the care recipient 12, to complete the housework for the care recipient 12, and at the doctor's appointment date and time This may include taking 12 and / or other tasks. The Caregiver Portal software application provides information on the medical condition experienced by the Caregiver 12, previous findings recorded by the Caregiver, tasks performed by the Caregiver to the Caregiver 12, and what to do for the Caregiver 12 , The future schedule on the calendar associated with the care recipient 12, and / or the care giver profile including other information. The medical information element 22 may be a medical condition experienced by the care recipient 12, one or more care circles associated with the care recipient 12, future tasks and / or tasks performed by the caregiver for the care recipient 12, a care recipient Information related to the future schedule of the person 12 and / or other information is configured to be included in the acquired medical history information.

  Interface element 24 is configured to present a graphical user interface 40 that facilitates the input and / or selection of findings (eg, received by system 10) by a caregiver. As described herein, graphical user interface 40 is presented on one or more computer devices 18 associated with the individual caregiver. The graphical user interface 40 is configured to receive informal findings regarding the care recipient 12. In some embodiments, the findings may include one or more textual descriptions of descriptive notes, ratings, dates of findings, time of findings, visual images associated with findings, and / or other findings. Including. The graphical user interface 40 is configured to facilitate entry and / or selection of informal findings by multiple carers. The graphical user interface 40 corresponds to one or more views corresponding to one or more findings categories and descriptive notes in textual form, ratings, dates, times, visual images and / or other findings. And one or more fields in each view. In some embodiments, one or more follow-up questions based on findings are presented via graphical user interface 40 in response to entering and / or selecting findings.

  In some embodiments, interface element 24 includes one or more landing pages configured such that one or more views facilitate the entry and / or selection of a new finding by a caregiver. ) · Configured to include views. In some embodiments, interface element 24 is configured such that user interface 40 and / or views of findings are organized into categories. These categories may relate to the carer's 12 body, mind, activity, mobility, happiness, comfort, and / or other characteristics. For example, categories may include, but are not limited to, "body", "happiness", "activity", "exercise", "heart", "comfort", and / or other categories. is not. In some embodiments, interface element 24 selects a category for which a caregiver wishes to create a finding (eg, via a category selection field of a given view) in a given view of user interface 40. Configured Interface element 24 may be configured to add additional findings categories and / or delete current findings categories and customize them to bring the findings together. Categories may be added as needed by the carer, the cared person 12, and / or other users via inputs and / or selections made using the computer device 18 and / or the graphical user interface 40. And / or can be deleted. Adding and / or deleting categories may correspond to scenarios where it is necessary to temporarily go through the categories of findings. For example, the physician may request that the caregiver make a finding about the side effects of the medication until the care recipient 12 visits the physician next time. In response, the caregiver may add a temporary "side effect" findings category to the requested findings. In some embodiments, interface element 24 is configured to facilitate the entry and / or selection of findings by a caregiver independent of any category.

  The interface element 24 causes the graphical user interface 40 to be displayed by category selection by the caregiver, and input and / or selection of information related to the finding is captured via one or more input and / or selection fields. Configured to display a view of the subject to the caregiver. In some embodiments, the input and / or selection fields associated with findings are for one or more evaluation fields, date and / or time fields, descriptive fields, image acquisition fields, and / or individual findings. Including other fields of In some embodiments, interface element 24 is configured such that the rating entered via the rating field is in the form of pictograms, text, numeric inputs, and / or other formats. As a non-limiting example, the rating pictograms have a green smile representing a "good / better" rating, a yellow neutral ("so-so" / same as usual) rating It may include a face and / or a red frowning face representing a "bad / badr" rating. Inputs and / or selections made through the descriptive field may provide context for other carers to interpret the assessment. This may be useful as it may be possible for two different carers who observe the same feature of the care recipient 12 being observed simultaneously to perceive (eg, evaluate) the feature differently.

  In some embodiments, interface element 24 is configured to present additional questions to the caregiver via one or more fields of the view of graphical user interface 40. The questions are configured to facilitate collection of additional actionable information from the caregiver. This strengthens the structure of the information collected (eg, strengthen the classification of findings, combine findings with other findings from the same caregiver and / or other caregivers, rank findings relative to each other, etc.) Can improve the quality of the analysis performed by the analysis component 26 (described below) and / or have other effects.

  In some embodiments, interface element 24 causes graphical user interface 40 to be presented, presenting a summary view of one or more findings to caregivers, carers 12 and / or other users. Configured For example, interface element 24 may be configured to display graphical user interface 40 daily by entering and / or selecting commands and / or requests via one or more fields of one or more views of graphical user interface 40. Present a summary of the findings received from the caregiver, such as weekly, monthly, yearly, by category, by caregiver, etc. In view of the given summary, the caregiver may enter and / or select a particular finding and / or finding category (eg via a corresponding selection field), (following displayed as a result of the choice) It is possible to receive detailed information on findings of that category (through views and / or fields).

  In some embodiments, interface element 24 is configured such that one or more carers and / or carers 12 are designated as managers. The designated manager is determined at the time of manufacture of the system 10, through input and / or selection made by the care recipient 12 and / or the caregiver via the computer device 18, and / or other methods It can be determined by Interface element 24 allows the administrator to access the level (eg, read-only access, read / write access, etc.) to one or more views and / or fields of graphical user interface 40 that other carers have. It is configured to have the ability to control (eg, via inputs and / or selections made through the graphical user interface 40). For example, the findings category “body” may include findings regarding pain felt by the care recipient 12. Findings in this category are made accessible to all the caregivers in the care circle of the care recipient 12 so that the caregiver can see the findings made by any caregiver, and his own findings It can be traced. As another example, findings in the finding category "heart" may reflect a concern that a caregiver has for dementia and / or other cognitive conditions. The interface element 24 can be used by the manager to input this category (eg, via the graphical user interface 40) from caregivers (eg, grandchildren, neighbors, etc.) of care group members who do not need this type of information. And / or configured to make a decision to hide). This facilitates continued receipt of findings from such blocked caregivers while still protecting the privacy of the care recipient 12.

  FIGS. 2-13 illustrate various views and fields of the graphical user interface 40. FIG. The views shown in FIGS. 2-13 are examples and are not intended to be limiting. The views and fields of the graphical user interface 40 of FIGS. 2-13 may be cared for on a computer device 18 including, but not limited to, a smartphone associated with an individual carer. 12 and / or to other users. The carer, the cared person 12, and / or other users may use the views shown in FIGS. 2-13 and / or other navigation fields and / or other fields shown in FIGS. Navigating between views and / or through other commands and / or prompts that are entered and / or selected through graphical user interface 40, computing device 18, and / or other computing devices Can. (For example, the disclosure should not be limited to only the navigation fields shown in FIGS. 3-13).

  FIG. 2 shows a landing page view 200 of a caregiver portal software application. The view 200 includes a smartphone status field 202, a navigation field 204, an image display field 206, an appointment field 208, a to-do field 210, a message field 212, and a finding field 214. The smartphone status field 202 indicates the status of various functions (eg, Wi-Fi and / or Bluetooth connections, power levels, etc.) performed by the smartphone. Navigation field 204 facilitates verifying navigation within the caregiver portal software application. Image display field 206 displays a background image and / or a title image of a caregiver portal software application. The scheduled field 208, the to-do field 210, and / or the message field 212 may be displayed to the care recipient 12 (shown in FIG. 1) by multiple caregivers (eg, in a care circle associated with the care recipient 12). Facilitate coordination of provided care. The list of appointments for the care recipient 12 may be accessed via the appointment field 208. The list of tasks to be cared for the care recipient 12 can be accessed via the to-do field 210. Messages between the carer and / or the cared person 12 may be accessed via the message field 12. As shown in FIG. 2, the caregiver associated with this particular computer device 18 has a pending message indicated by “1” in field 212. The caregiver may record findings regarding the care recipient 12 via the findings field 214 as described herein.

  FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate exemplary views 300 and 400 of the user interface 40 that facilitate following the findings regarding the care recipient 12 (FIG. 1). View 300 presents selectable findings category fields 302 for new findings. Selectable findings category fields 302 include "body" category field 304, "happiness" category field 306, "activity" category field 308, "motility" category field 310, and "heart" category field 312. In some embodiments, the caregiver may record findings (eg, enter and / or select information associated with the findings) without classifying the findings using the “skip” field 314. it can.

  View 400 presents findings input and / or selection fields 402 for “body” findings category 304. For example, view 400 can be accessed by selecting the "body" category field 304 of view 300. The caregiver evaluates via the assessment field 404, the date and / or time via the date / time field 406, the description via the descriptive field 408, the image via the attachment field 410 and / or other attachments, And / or other information for new findings may be provided. As shown in FIG. 4, in some embodiments, the rating may be a green smile representing a “good” rating, a yellow ordinary face representing a “fair” rating, a red beard representing a “bad” rating. Grimacing face is selected via pictographs. The caregiver can “add” new findings to the other findings regarding the care recipient 12 (FIG. 1) received by the system 10 via the “add” field 412. The caregiver can save findings from the ongoing observation via the “Save” field 414.

  5 and 6 show portions of views 500 and 600 presented to a caregiver to summarize findings made by the caregiver. View 500 provides an overview of the month (eg, September) with findings created by the caregiver. In this example, a colored circle 502 on a date indicates that at least one finding was made that day, and the color of the circle shows the lowest rated finding of the day across all finding categories. The view 500 provides quick visual information to a given caregiver conveying the number of days the findings were created and the overall rough assessment of that month's caregiver. Fields 504 and 506 summarize the assessment by the findings category for that month. For example, the assessment of the September activity findings (field 504) was good at 100% (e.g., as indicated by the full green circle around the activity icon). The September physical assessment (field 506) was rated approximately 50% good and 50% fair.

  View 600 shows a weekly detailed view of activity findings categories. The number of findings of the activity by the rating field 602 is shown along with a descriptive field 604, a creator (eg, carer) field 606, and a rating field 608 for the two individual findings of the week. Field 610 summarizes this particular one week activity findings assessment.

  7 to 10 show a summary view 700, 800, 900, 1000 of the March 2016 monthly findings. The summary views 700-1000 include a new findings generation field 702, a date field 704, a calendar field 706, findings category fields 708, 808, 908, 1008, and color-coded rating summary fields 710, 810, 910, and 1010. , Category fields 712, 812, 912, and the number of evaluations per 1012 and a view-to-view navigation instruction field 714. Calendar field 706 includes a current date indicator 716 and an indicator 718 that indicates the individual day of the month system 10 (FIG. 1) received the finding. As shown in FIG. 7, in March 2016, a total of six findings were received. About half of them are rated as “bad / bad” (red part 720 of rating summary field 710) and about one-six are rated as “most likely / same” (yellow part 722 of rating summary field 710) About one third was rated "good / better" (green portion 724 of rating summary field 710). As shown in FIG. 8, a total of one happiness finding was received. One happiness finding was rated "good / better." As shown in FIG. 9, a total of two motile findings were received. Both motility findings were rated "bad / worse". As shown in FIG. 10, a total of two comfort findings were received. One comfort finding is rated as "good / better" (e.g. half the circle is 1020 green) and one comfort finding is "bad / better" (e.g. the other in the circle Half 1022 is evaluated as red).

  FIGS. 11 and 12 illustrate views 1100 and 1200 of graphical user interface 40 presented on computer device 18. View 1100 (FIG. 11) is similar to view 400 of FIG. 4 (eg, view 1100 is among the many possible views configured to receive input and / or selection of information regarding a finding by a caregiver A second example of the) to present a finding input and / or selection field 1102 of the “comfort” finding category. The caregiver may rate through rating field 1104, date and / or time via date / time field 1106, description via description field 1108, and / or images via description field 1108 and / or other And / or other information for new findings. In FIG. 11, “Bader” was selected by the caregiver in the assessment field 1104. FIG. 12 and view 1200 are similar to FIG. 11 and view 1100. However, in FIG. 12, “same” is selected in the evaluation field 1104 by the caregiver.

  FIG. 13 shows a view 1300 of a graphical user interface 40 similar to the view 600 (shown in FIG. 6). View 1300 shows a weekly detailed view of the comfort findings category. The number of comfort findings according to the assessment field 1302 is shown, along with a descriptive field 1304, a creator (e.g., carer) field 1306, and an assessment field 1308 for two separate findings of the week. Views 600 and views 1300 are examples of many possible versions of views showing a detailed view of a week (and / or other length of time) of findings from a particular findings category.

  Returning to FIG. 1, analysis component 26 is configured to analyze informal findings, medical history information, and / or other information. Informal findings, medical history information, and / or other information may indicate changes in the health status of the care recipient 12 and / or anticipated changes (eg, improvement and / or decline), medical care experienced by the care recipient 12 One or more of the events, predicted medical events likely to be experienced by the care recipient 12, and / or other information may be analyzed to determine one or more. In some embodiments, the medical events experienced by and / or experienced by the recipient 12 may include one or more heart attacks, strokes, strokes, worsening of lung disease and / or Or include other events. In some embodiments, analysis component 26 determines the current and / or predicted health status of care recipient 12. If multiple caregivers provide multiple findings in multiple categories many times, the amount of information generated regarding the health and / or health status of the care recipient 12 will be large. For example, it may be difficult for the caregiver to recognize trends, patterns, and / or correlate different tracked findings between each day. Analysis component 26 detects and / or predicts potential changes (eg, decline and / or increase) in health status based on information communicated by findings from a caregiver, medical history information, and / or other information. Configured to

  In some embodiments, analysis uses natural language processing (NLP) and image processing techniques configured to facilitate analysis of textual notes, descriptive notes, visual images, and / or other findings. Includes pre-processing and feature extraction steps. For example, natural language processing techniques are applied to text data, and image processing techniques are applied to any photos attached to findings. Some NLP techniques that can be applied to the data include emotion analysis to examine positive / negative, subjective / objective, or feature / aspect information of provided text data. When image data is used in computer vision technology, it analyzes the tissue in the process of healing. Once the image is acquired, a segmentation algorithm is used to extract features from the image. Comparison of images over time may provide, for example, information as to how the wound is healing.

  In some embodiments, the analysis is a category feature (eg, how "bad" is rated for a particular category), a feature that covers a combination of categories (eg, "bad" overall rating for "happiness") Includes decisions within the "bad" overall assessment of the "body" and / or other decisions. In some embodiments, analysis component 26 may feed back analysis results (e.g., determination of change in health status of care recipient 12, medical events experienced by care recipient 12, and / or other information). To communicate. In some embodiments, this communication includes information associated with one or more categories of analysis-based findings.

  The feedback element 28 is configured to generate actionable feedback for the caregiver. Feasible feedback is generated for the caregiver based on analysis and / or other information. In some embodiments, feedback element 28 is configured to cause actionable feedback to be presented to a plurality of caregivers on computing device 18 and / or other computing devices. Executable feedback may be presented to multiple caregivers via graphical user interface 40 and / or other interfaces. Possible feedback includes recommendations for managing the health status of the care recipient 12, support content related to the recommendations, alerts, and / or other information. Suggestions to visit a physician and / or other healthcare providers, suggestions for lifestyle and / or diet changes, change the home environment of the care recipient 12 (eg, install an air filter in the home Suggest to rearrange the furniture to keep the house warmer and reduce fires, suggestions for the caregiver to visit the care recipient 12, discussions that the caregiver should perform with the care recipient 12 (e.g. Suggestions for the topic), suggestions for helping other caregivers, and / or other recommendations may be included. Supporting content includes information related to recommendations obtained from one or more external data sources and / or other sources. In some embodiments, support content includes one or more articles, videos, websites, news stories, social media posts, and / or other support content. In some embodiments, support content includes medical literature databases (eg, articles), the Internet (eg, websites such as blogs), social media sources (eg, social media postings), information sources (eg, news articles) And / or other sources of information (eg, external resources 16). In an embodiment, the alert may be visually (eg, color coded) and / or communicated via the graphical user interface 40 and / or the computing device 18, email, text, telephone, and / or other alerts. Includes audible alerts. In some embodiments, the alert may be displayed with actionable feedback and / or be incorporated into other actionable feedback. In some embodiments, an alert can be provided to the caregiver separately from the recommendations and / or supporting content.

  As a non-limiting example, based on the findings generated last week, the analysis component 26 can predict that the care recipient 12 is at high risk of falling. An alert is provided to the caregiver via feedback element 28. The feedback element 28 pulls articles from the AARP article database (e.g., included in the external resource 16) that provide advice on how to remodel the house to be safer for the carer 12 and also care Propose to consider the personal emergency response system.

  As a second non-limiting example, the operations performed by the medical information element 22, interface element 24, analysis element 26, feedback element 28, and / or other components are summarized in FIG. As shown in FIG. 14, the caregiver findings 1402 and the carer profile information 1404 (including, for example, the medical history information) may be from the carer portal application 1406 and / or from other sources (eg, Acquired as described above in connection with the medical information element and interface element 24 shown in FIG. This acquired information is analyzed (1408) (eg, as described above in connection with analysis element 26 shown in FIG. 1). Analysis may include pre-processing and feature extraction 1410; changes in health status and / or predicted changes (eg, improvement and / or decline) of the care recipient 12 (FIG. 1), medical events experienced by the care recipient 12, One or more decisions 1412; alert generation 1414; and / or other actions that are likely to be experienced by the care recipient 12 and / or other information. In response to the completion of analysis, actionable feedback 1416 is generated for the caregiver (1418).

  Returning to FIG. 1, in some embodiments, the reporting component 30 is configured to create a summary report. Caregiver's current and / or predicted health condition of the care recipient 12, judgment of change in the health condition of the care recipient 12, medical events experienced by the care recipient 12, and / or others regarding the care recipient 12 It may be useful to share the information in with healthcare providers and / or other entities. The reporting element 30 is configured to provide (e.g., print out, email, etc.) a summary of such information to the caregiver and then be shared, for example with a physician. Summary reports are generated for healthcare providers and / or other caregivers based on actionable feedback, analysis, informal findings, and / or other information. For example, the carer and / or the subject bring the generated summary report to the doctor's appointment, and the generated report is transmitted to the doctor and / or other carers who treat the subject, etc. (E.g., sent by e-mail). In some embodiments, the reporting component 30 requests a report (eg, via one or more fields in one or more views of the graphical user interface 40) (eg, Again, through the one or more fields in one or more views of the graphical user interface 40), which items to include in the summary report, the date range of findings that the report should summarize, and / or it Configured to determine other information to include. For example, in a previous appointment diagnosis, the physician changed the dosage taken by the care recipient 12 and requested that the caregiver monitor the care recipient 12 symptoms until the next week. In response, the caregiver can create a finding category called "Pharmaceutical Symptoms" and record the finding up to the next week. When a follow-up schedule occurs, the caregiver can show the physician a finding report created for the medication symptom category without recalling this information in the doctor's office. Advantageously, this increases the communication between the patient, the carer and the doctor.

  Electronic storage device 50 includes an electronic storage medium that electronically stores information. The electronic storage medium of the electronic storage device 50 is a system storage device provided integrally with the system 10 (ie substantially non-removable), and / or for example a port (eg USB port, firewire port etc) Or one or both of the removable storage devices removably connectable to the system 10 via a drive (e.g., a disk drive or the like). Electronic storage device 50 may be a (totally or partially) separate component within system 10, or electronic storage device 50 may be one or more other components of system 10 (e.g., , Computer device 18, processor 20 etc.) (in whole or in part) may be integrated. In some embodiments, the electronic storage device 50 may be in a server with the processor 20, in a server that is part of the external resource 16, in a computing device 18 associated with a caregiver and / or other user. And / or other locations. The electronic storage device 50 includes one or more optically readable storage media (for example, an optical disk etc.), magnetically readable storage media (for example a magnetic tape, a magnetic hard drive, a floppy (registered trademark) drive) Etc., charge based storage media (eg EPROM, RAM etc), solid state storage media (eg flash drive etc), and / or other electronically readable storage media. Electronic storage device 50 may include software algorithms, information determined by processor 20, information received via computer device 18 and / or graphical user interface 40 and / or other external computer systems, information received from external resources 16 , Information received from sensor 14, and other information that enables system 10 to function as described herein. As a non-limiting example, the electronic storage device 50 may store information and / or other information related to the findings made by the caregiver.

  FIG. 15 follows informal findings from carers by multiple carers and uses the observation system to provide multiple viable feedback for managing the health status of the carer based on the informal findings A method 1500 of providing to a carer of The system includes one or more hardware processors and / or other components. The one or more hardware processors are configured to execute the computer program elements by machine readable instructions. Computer program elements include medical information elements, interface elements, analysis elements, feedback elements, reporting elements, and / or other components. The operations of method 1500 presented below are intended to be exemplary. In some embodiments, method 1500 may be accomplished with one or more additional operations not described and / or without one or more operations described. Further, the operation of method 1500 is illustrated in FIG. 15, and the order described below is not intended to be limiting.

  In some embodiments, method 1500 can include one or more processing units (eg, digital processors, analog processors, digital circuits designed to process information, analog circuits designed to process information) , State machine, and / or other mechanisms for processing information electronically. The one or more processing devices may include one or more devices that perform some or all of the operations of method 1500 in response to instructions stored electronically on an electronic storage medium. The one or more processing devices may include one or more devices configured by hardware, firmware, and / or software specifically designed to perform one or more operations of method 1500. .

  In act 1502, medical history information regarding the care recipient is obtained. The medical history information indicates the health status of the care recipient, including one or more medical conditions experienced by the care recipient, and / or other medical history information. In some embodiments, the medical history information is shown in one or more external databases (eg, a medical records database associated with a healthcare provider), an electronic storage device included in system 10 (eg, FIG. 1) Electronic storage device 50), one or more sensors (e.g. sensor 14) configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the health condition of the cared person, and / or other medical history information Obtained from a source. In some embodiments, operation 1502 is performed by the processor element the same as or similar to medical information element 22 (shown in FIG. 1 and described herein).

  At act 1504, a graphical user interface is presented. The graphical user interface is configured to receive informal findings about the care recipient. In some embodiments, the findings include one or more textual notes, assessments, dates of findings, visual images associated with findings, and / or other findings. The graphical user interface is configured to facilitate entry and / or selection of informal findings by multiple caregivers. Graphical user interfaces are presented on individual computing devices associated with individual caregivers. The graphical user interface may include one or more views corresponding to one or more findings categories and individual corresponding to descriptive notes in textual form, ratings, dates, visual images, and / or other findings. And one or more fields in the view. In some embodiments, one or more follow-up questions based on findings are presented via a graphical user interface in response to entering and / or selecting findings. In some embodiments, operation 1504 is performed by the processor element the same as or similar to interface element 24 (shown in FIG. 1 and described herein).

  In act 1506, informal findings, medical history, and / or other information are analyzed. Informal findings, medical history information, and / or other information may be used to determine changes in the health status of one or more care recipients, medical events experienced by the care recipient, and / or other information. It is analyzed. In some embodiments, medical events experienced by the recipient include one or more heart attacks, strokes, strokes, and / or other events. This analysis includes preprocessing and feature extraction steps using natural language processing and image processing techniques configured to facilitate the analysis of textual notes, visual notes, and / or other findings. In some embodiments, operation 1506 is performed by the processor element the same as or similar to analysis element 26 (shown in FIG. 1 and described herein).

  At act 1508, actionable feedback is generated for the caregiver. Feasible feedback is generated for multiple caregivers based on the analysis. Possible feedback includes recommendations for managing the health status of the care recipient, support content related to the recommendations, and / or other information. Support content includes information related to recommendations obtained from one or more external data sources and / or other sources. In some embodiments, support content includes one or more articles, videos, websites, and / or other support content. In some embodiments, operation 1508 is performed by the processor element the same as or similar to feedback element 28 (shown in FIG. 1 and described herein).

  At act 1510, actionable feedback is presented. Executable feedback is presented to multiple caregivers via a graphical user interface. In some embodiments, operation 1510 is performed by the processor element the same as or similar to feedback element 28 (shown in FIG. 1 and described herein).

  At act 1512, a summary report is created. Summary reports are generated for healthcare providers based on actionable feedback, analysis, informal findings, and / or other information. For example, a caregiver and / or a subject bring the summary report to a doctor's appointment and deliver the report to the physician and / or other caregivers who treat the subject (eg, email Can be sent by In some embodiments, operation 1512 is performed by the processor element the same as or similar to reporting element 30 (shown in FIG. 1 and described herein).

  In the claims, any reference signs placed in parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claims. The word "comprising," "comprising," or "including" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps other than those listed in a claim. In the device claim enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item of hardware. The word "one" (a, an) preceding an element does not exclude the presence of such elements. In the device claim enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item of hardware. The mere fact that certain elements are recited in mutually different dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of these elements can not be used.

  Although the description provided above is described in detail for purposes of illustration based on what is currently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, such details are for the purpose of illustration only. The present disclosure is obviously not limited to the disclosed embodiments, and conversely, it is intended to cover modifications and equivalent arrangements within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. I want you to understand. For example, it is to be understood that the present disclosure contemplates that, to the extent possible, one or more features of the embodiments can be combined with one or more features of other embodiments.

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Follow informal findings on carers by multiple carers and provide viable feedback to the carers to manage the health status of the carers based on the informal findings A configured system, wherein the system includes one or more hardware processors, the hardware processors by machine readable instructions
Acquiring medical history information about the cared person, wherein the medical history information indicates the health condition of the cared person including one or more medical conditions experienced by the cared person;
Presenting a graphical user interface configured to facilitate entry and / or selection of the informal findings by the plurality of caregivers, the graphical user interface presenting to the individual caregiver Presenting, presented on the associated individual computer device;
Analyzing the informal findings and the medical history information to determine one or more changes in the health condition of the care recipient or the medical event experienced by the care recipient;
Generating workable feedback for the plurality of caregivers based on the analysis, the workable feedback comprising: recommendations for managing the health status of the care recipient; Generating support content related to the recommendation, the support content including information related to the recommendation obtained from one or more external data sources;
Presenting the viable feedback to the plurality of caregivers via the graphical user interface.
system.   The one or more hardware processors are further configured to generate a summary report for a healthcare provider based on the feasible feedback, the analysis, and the informal finding. The system of claim 1.   The one or more hardware processors are configured such that the findings include one or more of textual notes associated with the findings, a rating, a date of the findings, and a visual image. The system according to claim 1.   The one or more hardware processors use natural language processing and image processing techniques wherein the analysis is configured to facilitate analysis of the textual note and / or the visual image. The system of claim 3, further configured to include pre-processing and feature extraction steps.   The one or more hardware processors, the graphical user interface may include one or more views corresponding to one or more findings categories, textual descriptive notes, ratings, dates, and The system according to claim 1, configured to include one or more fields in individual views corresponding to visual images.   The system may further include one or more sensors configured to generate an output signal that conveys information related to the health condition of the care recipient, wherein the one or more hardware processors are configured to generate the output signal. The system according to claim 1, wherein the information is configured to be included in the acquired medical history information. Following the informal findings from the multiple carers regarding the cared person and using the observation system, the plurality of actionable feedback for managing the health status of the cared person based on the informal findings. A method for providing a caregiver, the system comprising one or more hardware processors, the method comprising
Acquiring the medical history information about the cared person, wherein the medical history information indicates the health condition of the cared person including the one or more medical conditions experienced by the cared person;
Presenting a graphical user interface configured to facilitate entry and / or selection of the informal findings by the plurality of caregivers, the graphical user interface presenting to the individual caregiver Presenting, presented on the associated individual computer device;
Analyzing the informal findings and the medical history information to determine one or more changes in the health condition of the care recipient or the medical event experienced by the care recipient;
Generating actionable feedback for the plurality of caregivers based on the analysis, the actionable feedback comprising recommendations for managing a health condition of the care recipient; Generating support content related to the recommendation, the support content including information related to the recommendation obtained from one or more external data sources;
Presenting the feasible feedback to the plurality of caregivers via the graphical user interface.
Method.   8. The method of claim 7, further comprising: generating a summary report for a healthcare provider based on the feasible feedback, the analysis, and the informal finding.   8. The method of claim 7, wherein the finding comprises one or more of textual notes descriptive note associated with the finding, a rating, a date of the finding, and a visual image.   The analysis may include pre-processing and feature extraction steps using natural language processing and image processing techniques configured to facilitate analysis of the textual memorandum and / or the visual image. The method described in.   The graphical user interface may include one or more views corresponding to one or more findings categories and in individual views corresponding to textual notes, descriptive notes, ratings, dates, and / or visual images. The method of claim 7, comprising one or more fields.   The method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of: generating an output signal conveying information related to the health condition of the care recipient, wherein the information of the output signal is included in the acquired medical history information. Follow informal findings on carers by multiple carers and provide viable feedback to the carers to manage the health status of the carers based on the informal findings A configured system, said system
Means for acquiring medical history information about the cared person, the medical history information indicating the health state of the cared person including one or more medical conditions experienced by the cared person,
Means for presenting a graphical user interface configured to facilitate entry and / or selection of said informal findings by said plurality of caregivers, said graphical user interface presenting to individual caregivers Means for presenting, presented on the associated individual computer device,
Means for analyzing the informal findings and the medical history information to determine one or more changes in the health condition of the care recipient or the medical event experienced by the care recipient;
Means for generating actionable feedback for said plurality of caregivers based on said analysis, said actionable feedback comprising recommendations for managing the health status of said care recipient; Means for generating, including support content associated with the recommendation, the support content including information related to the recommendation obtained from one or more external data sources;
Means for presenting the feasible feedback to the plurality of caregivers via the graphical user interface;
system.   14. The system of claim 13, further comprising: means for generating a summary report for a healthcare provider based on the feasible feedback, the analysis, and the informal finding.   14. The system of claim 13, wherein the findings comprise one or more of textual notes, assessment notes, dates of the findings, and visual images associated with the findings.   The analysis may include preprocessing and feature extraction steps using natural language processing and image processing techniques configured to facilitate analysis of the textual note and / or the visual image. The system described in.   The graphical user interface may include one or more views corresponding to one or more findings categories and in individual views corresponding to textual notes, descriptive notes, ratings, dates, and / or visual images. The system of claim 13, comprising one or more fields.   The system according to claim 13, further comprising: means for generating an output signal for transmitting information related to the health condition of the cared person, wherein the information of the output signal is included in the acquired medical history information.

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